Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 44,845, Henry Force, Continental (N.J.)

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental (N.G.) Force Henry
S. 44,845
CONTENTS

New Jersey Roll. No. 2189 York. New
Henry Force, Continental Capt Lloyd N.J. Private Pennsylvania line '78 5 years In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War.
Inscribed on the Roll of New Jersey at the rate of 8 Dollars per month, to commence on the 11 th of April 1818.
Certificate of Pension issued the 7 th of Aug. 1818. and sent Wm. A. Pennington, Esq. Newark, N. Jersey.
rearages to 4. Sept. 1818.
4 mo. 24/30. $ 38.40
{Revolutionary claims, {Act 18th March, 1818,}
Continued
9 Feb 29 1 Sep 18 ranget Cpsu Cag

New certificate refused. Pension due See letter Aug. 29. 1829 to Me. Myers & Co.
Lt to H C Langnecker Sept 14 1843.
Continned under Act 1 May 1820 - Notification sent 11 July 1820 to Mr. W. H. Lee City of N. York. Duplicate certificate issued Dec 29. 1825 sent to Mr. Gwington Esq. N. York

Continued under Act 1 May 1820 - Notification sent 11 July 1820 to M. Myers Secy City of N.Yk.
Duplicate certificate issued Dec 29, 1825 sent to Quigton Esq N.York
New certificate refused. Performer died. See letter Aug. 29. 1829 to M. Myers Esq.
Act 144
1823

Henry Louis
Declaration
Agree's Ref.
Correct S

District of Pennsylvania:
On this eleventh day of April 1818. before me the undersigned one of the Judges of the Circuit Court of the United States for the said District, personally appears Henry Force aged fifty three years resident in the Township of Orange in the County of Essex in the said District, who being by me first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the provision made by the late act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the Land and Naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war;" That he the said Henry Force enlisted sometime in the Spring (he thinks in March) 1778. at in the County of Morris in the State of Pennsylvania in the Company commanded by Capt. Michael Stoyd in a Congress regiment commanded by Col. M c Henry, that he continued to serve in the said corps until the seventeenth day of June 1783 when he was discharged from service at Pompton in the State of Pennsylvania, which discharge he sent to the Land Office in Ohio with a badge of merit annexed which he has never seen since; That he was in the Battle of Springfield & York Town, and that he is in reduced circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of his Country for support, and that he has no other evidence now in his power of his said services. Sworn to & declared before me the day & year aforesaid.
Henry Force
William Pennington District Judge

I William S. Pennington Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey do certify, that it appears to my satisfaction, that the said Henry Force did serve in the revolutionary War as stated in the preceding declaration against the common enemy, and I now transmit the proceedings and testimony taken of and before me, to the Secretary for the Department of War pursuant to the directions of the aforementioned act of Congress.
Newark April 11 th 1818.
William S. Pennington
District Judge
I William Pennington Clerk of the District of New Jersey. do certify that the signatures to this instrument are the proper hand writing of William S. Pennington Esq r Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. —
As witness my hand and the Seal of the said District Court, at Newark this eleventh day of April A.D. 1818.
Wm Pennington

I William Pennington District Judge of the United States in and for the New Jersey District, do certify that it appears to my satisfaction from the Exam- ination of respectable witnesses under oath, that the aforesaid Henry Froce is in indigent circumstances and stands in need of the assistance of the country for support
Newark 30 th July 1818
William Pennington District Judge

Henry Force bits of Milk.
2189.
Transferred from New Jersey
ipd. 7 Augt. 1818.
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Filed 24 Dec 1820

NEW-YORK MAYOR'S COURT.
IN the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the City of New-York, held at the City-Hall, in and for the said City, before the Judges of the same Court, of June term, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty
PRESENT the Honorable Peter A. Jay Recorder
City of New-York, ss. Be it Remembered , That on the twenty fourth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty personally appeared in the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the city of New-York, in open court, the said court being a court of record for the city and county of New-York, according to the charter of the said city and the laws of the state of New-York, Henry Force aged Fifty five years, resident in The City of New York who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath declare, that he served in the revolutionary war as follows: That he enlisted for during the War at Morris County State of New Jersey in the Winter of the year 1778 in the Congreg Reg t commanded by Col Moses Haren on the Continental Establishment and served in the Company commanded by Captain Richard Loyd, he was in the Battle of Connecticut Farms, Springfield & Monmouth and in an Indian Fight near Cherry Valley in the State of New York and at the Surrender of Cornwallis at Little York in Virginia, and in several skirmishes, that he served about Four years and was Honorably discharged at Pumptown State of New Jersey which discharge is lost having some years ago sent it to the State of Ohio, to obtain his land from Judge Symms, whom he understood was authorised to receive them and give Deeds for Bounty Lands, and has never been able to recover it or obtain any Bounty Lands he has Two Children under his protection Daniel aged 80 Years, Eliza Ann aged 7 Years, he is by trade a Shoemaker, but his sight being impaired does not admit of his pursuing his trade, that he is in Indigent Circumstances and requires the aid of his Country of private Assistance, he has no other evidence of his Service, but what was annexed to his Original Application.  Henry Force
and that his original declaration is dated the one thousand eight hundred and Eighteen
Eleventh day of April and that his pension certificate is No. 2189 -

AND I do solemnly Swear that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the 18th day of March, 1818, and that I have not since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled, "An act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States, in the Revolutionary war," passed on the 18th day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen: and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property or securities, contracts or debts, due to me; nor have I any income other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed, and by me subscribed, to wit:
Real Estate he has none of any description
Fixed Income " " "
Personal Estate viz -
1 Great & Body Coat - - - - - $4.-
Pantaloons Vest & 2 Shirts & Boots & Hats - - - 4 50
Hose & Socks & - - - - - 1..
Shoemaker Tools - - - - - 1.-
$10 50
he has no Furniture, not being a Housekeeper.
Henry Fierce
Sworn in Open Court this 24 th day of June 1870 Benj a Ferris CLK
[Large decorative flourish or signature]

I, Benjamin Ferris _____ Clerk of the city and county of New-York, and Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court of the city of New-York, Do hereby certify, That the foregoing deposition and the schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the records of the said Court: and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid schedule is Not exceeding twenty Dollars _____
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, this twenty eighth day of June _____ 1820
Benj. Ferris Clk

June 17, 1911.
Hon. Frank M. Nye,
House of Representatives.
My dear Mr. Nye:
In reply to your letter dated the 16" instant and received this day, requesting information for Dr. J. F. Force, 651 South Pasadena Avenue, Pasadena, California, I have the honor to furnish you with the Revolutionary War record of Henry Force.
Sur. File No. 44,845, Henry Force was allowed pension on his application executed April 11, 1818, at which time he was fifty-three years of age and a resident of Orange township, Essex County, New Jersey.
He stated that he enlisted in Morris County, New Jersey, in March, 1778. as a Private in Captain Richard Lloyd's company. Colonel Moses Hazen's "Congress regiment", on the Continental Establishment; was in the battles of Connecticut Farms, Springfield, Monmouth, Cherry Valley, and Yorktown; and was discharged June 17, 1783, with a badge of merit, at Pompton, New Jersey. In 1820 he resided in New York City and stated that he had two children under his protection: Daniel aged ten, and Eliza seven years. There is no reference to his wife. He died March 4, 1829, and his son Moses Force claimed to be his only heir in 1843.
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.
omit about heir in future & look out about date of death

Castleton Pa. Sept 8/43
M c Longuechess. Moses had entitled to a pension.
L130. Rec Sept 13/43 Pension Office
Aug 18 48

Easton
September 8th 1843
W th Sir;
I have the honor to transmit to you the enclosed statement of Mr Moses Force who is the son of Henry Force Deceased, a Soldier of the Revolution and for some years a pensioner under the Government of the United States.
He is desirous of knowing whether according to that statement there is not ten years pension yet due his father and also whether he, as his son and only heir, would not according to the provision of the Pension Act, be entitled to receive it, and if so, what steps were necessary to be taken to secure the same.
Very Respectfully
Your Most Ob st Serv t
J. H. Longnecker
Hon James M. Porter
Secretary of War

aw Rev. War Section.
am March 20, 1913.
Mr. Jacob F. Force, 651 So. Pasadena Avenue, Pasadena, Cal.
Sir:
In response to your letter dated the 12" and received the 17" instant, you are advised that in the Revolutionary War pension claim of Henry Force , Sur. File No. 44,845, there is a letter from H. C. Longnecker, dated Easton, September 8, 1843, addressed to the Secretary of War, in which it is stated that Moses Force, the son of Henry Force deceased, was desirous of knowing whether there was not ten years pension due his father and whether he "as the son and only heir" would not be entitled to receive it. Mr Longnecker was advised by the Pension Office, September 14, 1843, that there was no pension due in the case of Henry Force, the same having been paid to the date of his death.
Very respectfully,
J. L. Clapp Commissioner.

ISC
I.44845, Henry Force, Revolutionary War.
Jan. 16, 1905.
Sir:
In reply to your request for the military history of Henry Force, a soldier of the Revolutionary war, you are advised that he applied for pension April 11, 1818, at which time he was fifty-three years of age and a resident of Orange township, Essex county, New Jersey.
He stated that he enlisted in Morris county, New Jersey, in March, 1778, as a private in Capt. Richard Lloyd's company, Col. Moses Hazen's "Congress regiment," on the Continental Establishment; was in the battles of Connecticut Farms, Springfield, Monmouth, Cherry Valley, and Yorktown; and was discharged June 17, 1783, with a badge of merit, at Pompton, New Jersey.
In 1820 he resided in New York City and stated that he had two children under his protection: Daniel, aged ten, and Eliza Ann, seven years. to reference to wife.
His claim was allowed. There is no record of a claim filed by his widow.
A letter on file, dated September 8, 1843, at Easton, Pa., refers to Moses Force, a son and only heir of the soldier.
Date of death not shown. For date of last payment of He died Mch. 4, 1829 and his son Moses Force, claimed to be his only heir in 1843.
Mr. John Wainwright Wilmington, Del.
Must about heir in future & look out about date of death

JACOB F. FORCE 651 SO. PASADENA AVE. PASADENA, CAL.
March 12, 1913.
Commission of Pensions, Washington, D.C., Sir, -
In a letter of Mr. Davenport, dated June 17, 1911, to Hon. Frank M. Nye, Congressman from Minnesota, referring to Sear File No. 44,845, line, Henry Force of Capt. Richard Lloyd's Company, Col. Moses Ha- zer's Revolutionary War Congress Regiment, you stated that he lived in New York City, in 1820, and had two children under his protection; Daniel aged ten, and Eliza aged seven, and that he died in 1829, all of which is as the family record shows. You also state that in 1843, his son Moses Force claimed to be his only heir. Will you kindly tell me how or why Moses made such statement - what was his object, as there were four other children of Henry Force living at that time. Henry was my grandfather and I am very anxious for information concerning him. Yours, J. F. Force.

SIXTIETH CONGRESS.
RICHARD BARTHOLDT, MO., CHAIRMAN. EDWIN C. BURLEIGH, ME. BENJAMIN F. HOWELL, N. J. JAMES P. CONNER, IOWA. WILLIAM A. RODENBERG, ILL. GEORGE W. NORRIS, NEB. JOHN E. ANDRUS, N. Y. DANIEL F. LAFEAN, PA. J. EUGENE HARDING, OHIO. FRANK M. NYE, MINN. WILLIAM G. BRANTLEY, GA. CHARLES R. THOMAS, N. C. MORRIS SHEPPARD, TEX. JOSEPH T. JOHNSON, S. C. FRANK A. McLAIN, MISS. JOHN L. BURNETT, ALA. BEN F. CALDWELL, ILL.
EDWARD E. MILLER, CLERK.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U.S.,
WASHINGTON, D.C. June 16, 1911.
Hon. J. L. Davenport, Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.,
Dear Mr. Commissioner:
I beg to inclose a letter from Dr. J. F. Force, 651 S. Pasadena, Av., Pasadena, Calif., who formerly resided in Minneapolis, Minn., which explains itself. I would greatly appreciate if you could give assistance in the direction he indicates. If there is any expense occurred in the search of the records kindly inform me. I trust you will give this matter your early attention.
Very respectfully,
Francis M. Nye

May
Wilmington, Del.
December 27, 1904.
To the Hon. Commissioner of Pensions, Washington, D. C.
Sir:
Will you kindly inform me if one Henry Force a soldier from the Revolutionary War from the State of New Jersey was a pensioner and if a pensioned widow survived him? If he was a pensioner, give me his description as far as possible, showing date and place of his birth, death, etc.
If his widow was a pensioner, give her age, name before marriage to Henry Force, date, place and by whom married and date and place of her death. I am a lineal descendant of the said Henry Force and desire the above information for the Sons of the American Revolution.
Very respectfully,
John Wainwright

THE NORTHWESTERN Life Association OF MINNEAPOLIS.
DAVID W. EDWARDS, President. DR. J. F. FORCE, Secretary.
322 & 324 HENNEPIN AVE.
SECRETARY'S OFFICE
Minneapolis, Minn. Feb. 15th, 189 5.
Hon. Wm. Lochren, Pension Commissioner, Washington, D.C.,
Sir:-
Can you inform me if Henry Force, a member of Col. Hazen's Reg. (Sec. Canadian) Continental Army ever  has filed a claim for pension?
I want to get the soldiers record and have been referred to your office by the Chief, Record and Pension office, who could not give me the information on account of the recent transfer of the records of the Revolutionary War.
Very respectfully,
Dr. J. F. Force

44845
INVALID.
Ray
File No. 44.845-
Henry Force
Priv. Rev. War.
Act: 18 th March 1818
& 1 st May 1820.
Index:—Vol. 3 , Page 175
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Feb. 25/95 Nat. Hist. 322 Hennepin Ave.
Dr. J. F. Force, Minneapolis Minn Encl.
Jan. 16, 1905 Hist. to John Wainwright Wilmington, Del.
1911 June 17. To Hon Frank M. Nye. F.
1913. Mar. 20. Mr J. F. Force advised that in letter of H. C. Longneck dated Sept. 8, 1843 it is stated that Moses Force was the son & only heir. and

214 Pension Office, Sept 14. 1843.
Sir, Your letter of the 8 th inst. to the Secretary of War, together with the memorandum which accompanied it, have been referred to this office. In reply I have to inform you that there is no amount of pension whatever due in the case of Henry Force, dec d ? He was pensioned under the act of March 18. 1818, and payment made paid from the 11 th of April 1818 to the 9 th of February 1829, the day of his death.
H. C. Longnecker, Esq. Easton Pa.
New York 26 th Oct 1818

H. C. Longnecker
Sept 14. 1843

Henry Force a Soldier of the Revolution and a native of the State of New Jersey. A Pensioner
Was attached to the Regular Forces
Congress Regt Commanded by Moses Hazen
Comp y Com d " Capt Lloyd
Served from 1779, until 1783.
Drew pension .. — .. 1819.
Died March 4th. 1829.
Moses Force
9 Feb 1829

Henry Forest apple for seed last year
FREE
Baroness of Washington secretary of War
Wm Lloyd Jones
from a Colkate

Have a Certificate
James M. Smith
General Percy Barbour Secretary of War Washington
Henry Ford Able to read

New York Decem r 24 th 1825
Sir At the request of Henry Force I take the liberty of forwarding his application for a new Pension Certificate to be forwarded to my care.
I am very respectfully Sir Your Obedt Servt Wm Orvington
James Barbours Esq

Henry Force, a Rev. Pens. requests to be transfer- red from New Jersey to New York - 12. May 1820. Transferred 18. May, 1820. 11

APPLICATION FOR A TRANSFER.
County of New York ss.
On this 12 th day of May 1820, before me, the subscriber, a Justice of the Peace  notary public for the said county of New York - personally appeared Henry France who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Richard Loyd in the regiment commanded by Colonel Moses Hazen in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the pension roll of the state of New Jersey from whence he has lately removed; that he now resides in the state (district, or territory) of New York - where he intends to remain, and wishes his pension to be there payable, in future.
Sworn and subscribed to, before } me, the day and year aforesaid. }
Henry France
New York  unsworn  on an errand Joseph Wallis
Notary Public
NOTE. The oath to be taken before a duly qualified magistrate, whose official character and signature must be properly authenticated.

APPLICATION FOR A NEW CERTIFICATE.
—mfm—
City of New-York, ss.
On this 24 th day of December 1825; before me, the Subscriber, a Notary Public for the state of New-York, personally appeared Henry Force who, on his oath, declares that he is the same person who formerly belonged to the company commanded by Captain Richard Lloyd in the regiment commanded by Colonel Moses Hazen in the service of the United States; that his name was placed on the Pension Roll of the state of New Jersey (and afterwards removed to New York) that he received a certificate of that fact, under the signature and seal of the Secretary of War; which certificate, on or about the is partly destroyed so that the day of the date of it 182 at or near cannot be ascertained; and this deponent further on oath declared that he now  he resides in the city of New York and intends to continue in the same place.
Sworn and subscribed to, before me, the day and year aforesaid. }
Henry Force
McCrington Notary Public.